A first course in moral normative analysis.
PHIL 2306 .001 & .003: Introduction to Ethics
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Spring 2024
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.001: TR 9:30-10:45, CI-112
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Don Berkich
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.003: TR 12:30-1:45, CI-112
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Schedule
Please note that this schedule is tentative and authoritative: Changes may be made, but they would be made here. Thus this page supersedes any page with which it conflicts..
| Tuesday, 1/16 |
Email Introduction due to Cold Weather |
| Thursday, 1/18 |
Case Discussions and Moral Dilemmas |
| Tuesday, 1/23 |
Basic Logic Concepts |
| Thursday, 1/25 |
Logic and Theoretical Analysis |
| Tuesday, 1/30 |
Relativism I: Cultural Ethical Relativism |
| Thursday, 2/1 |
Relativism II: Simple Ethical Subjectivism |
| Tuesday, 2/6 |
Examination I |
| Thursday, 2/8 |
Moral Theology I: Divine Command Theory |
| Tuesday, 2/13 |
Moral Theology II: Natural Law Theory |
| Thursday, 2/15 |
Utilitarianism I |
| Tuesday, 2/20 |
Utilitarianism II: Act Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 2/22 |
Utilitarianism III |
| Tuesday, 2/27 |
Utilitarianism IV: Rule Utilitarian Case Analysis |
| Thursday, 2/29 |
Examination II |
| Tuesday, 3/5 |
Deontology |
| Thursday, 3/7 |
Deontological Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/12 |
Spring Break |
| Thursday, 3/14 |
Spring Break |
| Tuesday, 3/19 |
Contractarianism |
| Thursday, 3/21 |
Contractarian Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 3/26 |
Virtue Ethics and Its Application |
| Thursday, 3/28 |
Principles of Moral Normative Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/2 |
The Principle of Analogy |
| Thursday, 4/4 |
Examination III |
| Tuesday, 4/9 |
Paternalism and Autonomy |
| Thursday, 4/11 |
Principled Case Analysis |
| Tuesday, 4/16 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis I |
| Thursday, 4/18 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis II |
| Tuesday, 4/23 |
Multi-Modal Moral Normative Case Analysis III |
| Thursday, 4/25 |
Closing Remarks |
| Tuesday, 4/30 |
Reading Day |
| Thursday, 5/2 |
.003 Examination IV, 11:00-1:30 |
| Tuesday, 5/7 |
.001 Examination IV, 8:00-10:30 |
